Download or read book Clan-Albin, Vol. 1 of 4 written by C. I. Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Clan-Albin, Vol. 1 of 4: A National Tale Tales and Novels are generally of too delicate a structure to sustain the weight of those old-fashioned things called Prefaces, even if their lively readers had patience to peruse such heavy performances. By the courtesy of England, however, writers of all descriptions may claim the privilege of explaining their design in coming before the public; and not without good reason. But for this right, how often might the stupid reader plod on through a long work, without at all suspecting how much the author intended his edification and entertainment in every chapter and page? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.